Kanji

掃

sweep, brush

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ, シュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はく

Nanori (Name Reading)

かに, のぶ

Common Readings

ソウ, は…く

Example sentences

掃除 そうじ
掃除 して 部屋 すっかり 綺麗 なった

After doing a major cleaning, the room became completely clean.

部屋 へや
部屋 掃除 する

Clean the room.

清掃 せいそう
毎朝 公園 清掃 ボランティア 参加 している

I participate in park cleaning volunteer work every morning.

町内会 ちょうないかい
今週末 町内会 清掃 活動 行われる 予定

A neighborhood association cleaning activity is scheduled for this weekend.

一掃 いっそう
新しい 対策 悪習 一掃 した

The new measures wiped out the old bad habits.

株連蔓引 しゅれんまんいん
政府 汚職 一掃 誓い 関係者 全員 株連蔓引 検挙 する 方針

The government has vowed to wipe out corruption and plans to arrest all involved parties in one fell swoop.

掃討 そうとう
警察 犯罪 組織 掃討 作戦 開始 した

The police began a cleanup operation of the criminal organization.

残敵 ざんてき
我が 山中 潜む 残敵 掃討 した

Our army mopped up the remaining enemy forces hiding in the mountains.

掃除機 そうじき
新しい 掃除機 とても 静かだ

The new vacuum cleaner is very quiet.

吸い取る すいとる
掃除機 カーペット ほこり 吸い取った

I sucked up the dust from the carpet with a vacuum cleaner.

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